Teriʻitariʻa I (c. 1769–1793) was the king of the island of Huahine located among the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. The Society Islands are in the South Pacific and include the island of Tahiti.
Biography
He was born in 1769. His parents were Queen Tehaapapa I of Huahine and Chief Mato of Raiatea and Huahine, and his sister was Queen Tura'iari'i Ehevahine.[citation needed] Teriʻitaria became a king in 1790 after the death of his mother.
He was deposed in 1793 by his half-brother Tenania.[citation needed] He died the same year.
